In Iran, marriage can be quite different than in America. Persians traditionally have two steps to getting married. The first step is called "Aghd" which is he legal part of the marriage. Similar to the legal process in America. The second step is called "jashn-e Aroosi" which is the wedding reception that lasts around 3-7 days. At the reception there is something called a "Sofreh-ye aghd." It is beautiful fabric on the floor that has about 14 traditional items on it. Some of these items include a mirror, seven spices, a cup of rose water, and much more. These Sofreh-ye aghds are typically passed down from mother to daughter. Iranian culture, premarital sex is looked down upon. Because premarital sex is against the law, they have a temporary marriage called a sigheh. A sigheh is marriage with a start and finish date. They have sighehs that only last a weekend long. In the shia dominated part of Iran, they don't allow men to have more than one wife. Instead they are allowed to have a temporary marriage with a woman for only a hour just by signing a contract. There is also a law that just recently passed, allowing men to have more than one wife at a time without informing the current wife.In the book Persepolis there really isn't much about marriage, but there is some in book two. In book two we see that Marjane gets married to a man that she's in love with at first, but then as time goes on she realizes she's not in love with him anymore. Her biggest struggle was that she didn't feel that she could get divorced. It's known that if Iranian women get divorced, they are known as easy because it shows they have already lost their virginity yet they are now single. Men tend to hit on divorced women thinking that they'll be more likely to get with them. Also in Iran, people tend to look down on you if you are divorced. Sources:http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/questions/women/ http://www.farsinet.com/persian_wedding/ Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Sources:http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/questions/women/
http://www.farsinet.com/persian_wedding/
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi